Color film footage survey of physical damage of bomb blasts in Hiroshima, Japan, soon after World War II. Stone lantern caps on Motoyasu Bridge damaged and jumped outwards from the blast. The upper portion of the stone lanterns displaced by a blast. Displacement of various components of the stone lanterns on the bridge. The effect of blast on the stone retaining wall along the Motoyasu River. View of damaged Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, later the site of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. Wrecked solitary fire walls, barracks and communication buildings.
A survey of physical damage of bomb blasts in Hiroshima, Japan after World War II. The effect of a blast on an asphalt road and a stone retaining wall along the Motoyasu River. A damaged building in the background. The effect of the blast on steel casement windows of a building as well as stone columns. Displacement of stone columns on a roof. Building of the Chugoku Newspaper Building damaged and gutted by fire. Destroyed steel frame of the building in the foreground.
Destroyed and damaged buildings in Hiroshima, Japan soon after World War II. Aerial view of the buildings in the city of Hiroshima destroyed by the atomic bomb. View of bridge over river. Mountains seen in the background.
Activities of civilians in Hiroshima, Japan soon after the end of World War II. Atomic bomb damaged Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (later the site of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial) along river bank, with Motoyasu Bridge in far background. Crowded Japanese streetcar underway on bridge. View of bridge over river. Men ride bicycle on streets. Another view of the crowded streetcar or trolley.
Activities of civilians in Hiroshima, Japan soon after end of World War II Civilians stand on a high floor of the Meji Life Insurance building, and look out over the atomic bomb devastated city of Hiroshima. Elevated view of the damaged buildings along riverbank. Mountains seen in the background.
Activities of civilians in Hiroshima, Japan after World War II. View of the buildings damaged by atomic bomb. Japanese citizens wait for a streetcar. In a market area women pass a sign that reads "Hiroshima Bazaar Bargain Sale". Huts seen in the background. A wounded child walks on a road. Camera pans down from rubble to a young toddler sitting among rubble on th road, looking sad or upset. Crowd wait for streetcar. Market buildings in background. Mountains seen in the background. Man comes out of the "Hiroshima Station Front Restaurant". View of the "Hiroshima Station" railroad station. Civilians enter the station.